WSJ Cuts 14, No Lay-offs Planned for Dow Jones Newswires

The Wall Street Journal's Managing Editor Robert Thomson announced the lay-offs of fourteen journalists.

The Wall Street Journal’s Managing Editor Robert Thomson announced the lay-offs of fourteen journalists.

“At the Journal, we are closing the New York-based Fashion and Retail group, though we will maintain coverage and reassign some editors and reporters to other bureaus. Other groups losing a position include the Los Angeles and Boston bureaus, along with the New York-based Law, Health and Real Estate groups, and the Library.”

Read the full announcement after the jump.


From: Thomson, Robert
Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2009 5:22 PM
To: WSJ All News Staff
Subject: staff announcement



Dear Colleagues,

It is obvious to you all that we are in the midst of an unprecedented economic downturn.

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